{"product_id":"palm-island-9780855757038","title":"Palm Island","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn November 2004, Mulrunji Doomadgee''s tragic death triggered civil unrest within the Indigenous community of Palm Island. This led to the first prosecution of a Queensland police officer in relation to a death in custody. Despite prolonged media attention, much of it negative and full of stereotypes, few Australians know the turbulent history of Australia''s Alcatraz, a political prison set up to exile Queensland''s ''troublesome blacks''. In Palm Island, Joanne Watson gives the first substantial history of the island from pre-contact to the present, set against a background of some of the most explosive episodes in Queensland history. The repressive regimes were under the guise of protectionism. But police control continues, and there is a continuing failure to address the causes of ongoing Indigenous disadvantage. Palm Island, often heart-wrenching and at times uplifting, is a study in the dynamics of power and privilege, and how it is resisted.","brand":"Aboriginal Studies Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884784922967,"sku":"9780855757038","price":21.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780855757038.jpg?v=1722533445","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/palm-island-9780855757038","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}